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Patch Tuesday

September 11, 2024, 08:38(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Windows Updates
Updates covering 28+ vulnerabilities.
Win10 – September 10, 2024—KB5043064 (OS Builds 19044.4894 and 19045.4894)
Win11 – September 10, 2024—KB5043076 (OS Builds 22621.4169 and 22631.4169)

PowerToys 0.84.1
“a set of utilities for power users to tune and streamline their Windows experience for greater productivity.”
Download, Info & Changes

Audacity 3.6.3
Free sound recorder and editor.
Download | Release Notes

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Tuesday News

September 3, 2024, 16:20(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 2 Comments

VMware Workstation Pro 17.6
It’s time to ditch Player and use Workstation Pro.
Download
see also: VMware Workstation Pro: Now Available Free for Personal Use

Audacity 3.6.2
Free sound recorder and editor.
“This is a patch release. It adds a “Legacy” effects section containing the old Limiter, Compressor and Classic Filters.”
Download | Release Notes

End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell
“Still, few things last forever, and the market for written tech journalism is not what it once was – nor will it ever be again.”
Man, I’m still not over HardOCP.

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Weekend News

August 24, 2024, 12:24(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.1.5
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Minor but recommended update.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

New Intel Drivers
Intel Arc & Iris Xe Graphics Drivers 32.0.101.5972 WHQL
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack v29.3
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators v23.70.2
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.70.2
Intel Wireless Bluetooth Drivers for Windows 10 and Windows 11 v23.70.3

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Patch Tuesday

August 14, 2024, 10:24(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Windows Updates
Over 50 vulnerabilities addressed.
Win10 – August 13, 2024—KB5041580 (OS Builds 19044.4780 and 19045.4780)
Win11 – August 13, 2024—KB5041585 (OS Builds 22621.4037 and 22631.4037)

7-Zip 24.08
Freeware feature packed file archiver.
Bugfixes.
Download & Info

Mp3tag 3.27
Freeware audio tag editor.
Improved searches, bugfixes.
Download | Release Notes

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Wednesday News

July 24, 2024, 14:55(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 1 Comment

Apparently the world nearly came to an end with the whole Crowdstrike thingy. I didn’t even notice…

OBS Studio 30.2.2
Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming for Windows, Mac or Linux.
Download | Release Info

HWiNFO 8.06
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes, enhancements, new hardware support.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Not “official” yet but the ISOs are on the download mirrors.
There seems to be a few ongoing issues. I’m gonna stay on 21.3 for now.
*edit 1032hrs 25JUNE2024 – Linux Mint 22 now official.

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Wednesday News

July 17, 2024, 09:03(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) 6 Comments

O&O ShutUp10++ 1.9.1439
Free, portable privacy / anti-spy tool.
A few fixes and new features.
Download | Changelog
Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.

Audacity 3.6.0
Free sound recorder and editor.
Performance improvements, many new features and fixes.
Download | Changelog

VirtualBox 7.0.20
Freeware, open source virtualization software. Several fixes.
Download | Changelog

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 560.70 WHQL
Support for a few new games and some bugfixes.
Download & Info

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Patch Tuesday

July 10, 2024, 10:38(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Windows Updates
This month’s updates cover 70+ vulnerabilities.
Win10 – July 9, 2024—KB5040427 (OS Builds 19044.4651 and 19045.4651)
Win11 – July 9, 2024—KB5040442 (OS Builds 22621.3880 and 22631.3880)

O&O AppBuster 1.4.1345
“O&O AppBuster shows you which of these Microsoft-supplied apps with Windows are installed on your computer and which you can install on request”
Download | Changelog
Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.

CPU-Z 2.10
“freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system”
Support new hardware.
Download (I use portable)

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Thursday News

June 27, 2024, 09:21(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound) Leave a Comment

Intel Drivers
Intel Ethernet Adapter Complete Driver Pack 29.1.2
Windows 10 and Windows 11 Wi-Fi Drivers for Intel Wireless Adapters 23.60.1
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Wi-Fi Drivers for IT Administrators
Intel Wireless Bluetooth for Windows 10 and Windows 11 23.60.0

Wise Disk Cleaner 11.1.3
“Clean useless and outdated junk files, browser traces, cookies, and history.”
Improved and new rules, bugfixes.
Download (I use portable) | Release Info

WACUP Full Preview Build 1.99.16.19512 (x86)
Modern day Winamp replacement.
Download | Changelog

EMDB 5.30
Freeware movie collection database software. 2 new features and a few fixes.
Download | What’s New
My Movie Database

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Wednesday News

June 12, 2024, 16:21(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Patch Tuesday
Windows 10 & 11 had updates covering over 2 dozen security vulnerabilities.
Win10 21H2 is now at end of service.
Win10 – June 11, 2024—KB5039211 (OS Builds 19044.4529 and 19045.4529)
Win11 – June 11, 2024—KB5039212 (OS Builds 22621.3737 and 22631.3737)

O&O AppBuster 1.4.1344
“O&O AppBuster shows you which of these Microsoft-supplied apps with Windows are installed on your computer and which you can install on request ”
Download | Changelog
Featured in Tweaking Windows 10.

HWiNFO 8.04
“Comprehensive Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting for Windows and DOS.”
Fixes, enhancements, new hardware support.
Download (I use portable) | Version History

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Wednesday News

June 5, 2024, 10:49(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

Nvidia Geforce Game Ready Drivers 555.99 WHQL
Game related support and fixes. Fixed a few odd bugs.
Download & Info

O&O ShutUp10 1.9.1438
“Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11”
Some fixes.
Download | Changelog

Notepad++ 8.6.8
Freeware feature packed notepad replacement.
Download & Info

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